350th Infantry Division

1941

The division was formed from August 20 to September 15 in the city ​​of Atkarsk, Saratov Region ( Volga Military District , PrivO)) as part of the 61st Reserve Army . The combat training was carried out according to a six-week accelerated program. On November 26, after tactical exercises, the rifle division began loading military trains in military trains to make a march to the theater of war . The formation came to the front on November 27. Having made the march, on December 3, the connection was discharged at the station by Alexander Nevsky and, as part of the 61st Army of the South-Western Front, concentrated in the area of ​​Zezulino - Protasyevo - Zykovo in the Ryazan Region . On December 6, the division entered the battle during a counterattack against the 2nd tank army of the Germans for Chernav and Urusovo.

From December 16 to 20, the division fought for Sakharovka, Solodilovo, Truden with units and formations of 2 TA of the German Armed Forces. In December, the division covered 388 km and liberated 443 settlements (n.p.). December 22 went on the highway Tula - Oryol . On December 24, the division captured n. Mobile , taking trophies : up to 240 cars, 48 motorcycles , 10 guns, 10 tanks. Further offensive in the direction of the Oka River . In the areas of Solodilovo and Bagrinovo , two German headquarters were destroyed by introducing the 1176th Infantry Regiment (1176 cn) and the 1180th Rifle Regiment (1180 cn), the enemy was squeezed and suffered heavy losses.

In the battles from December 26 to 30 after Bagrinovo’s liberation, the enemy tightened up reserves and counterattacked the units of the division that were forced to leave a bridgehead on the Oka River.

1942

At the beginning of January 1942, the 61st Army (61 A) regrouped its forces, including 350 troops north-west of the city of Belev, and from January 8 began to strike in the south-west direction to bypass the enemy’s Bolkhov group from the west.

The division took possession of Chernyshino, Kasyanovo, Grin, Ozerka, Sorokino, Ulyanovo and by February 1 left the forest 10 km northwest of Bolkhov, where it was counterattacked by superior enemy forces.

On January 13, a formation of 61 A was transferred to the Western Front , where it held positions at the Leonovsky - Zheleznitsa line . By the end of January, the division fought for Vasilyevskoye, Vyazovna, after which it switched to defense .

Until February 22, parts of the division were engaged in heavy fighting with varying success. By the end of February, the division went on the defensive at the turn: Krasnogorye - Southeast of Ulyanovo .

During May - June, the division waged defensive battles and improved its defense.

On August 11, German operation Virbelvind (Tornado) was launched against the right wing of the 61st Army ( Western Front ), where the 350th Infantry Division was located. The next day, the German 134th Infantry Division broke through the defense of the division, reaching the river. Go crazy . At the same time, the 11th Panzer Division conducted offensive operations on the division from the north in the Ulyanovo and Krapivka areas.

By August 14, the division, along with the 387th and the remnants of the 346th division, was surrounded in the Medyntsevo - Dudorovo area . On August 18, part of the division left the encirclement in the Kolodezi area, joining the 61st Army, but two regiments of the division, along with two regiments of the 387th Infantry Division, remained surrounded. By August 19, both regiments were practically destroyed, and the remainder of the division defended together with the 322nd , and then were withdrawn to the Ivanovka area, and then Aleshinka . The formed combined detachments from the remnants of the division fought in the band of the 40th Guards Rifle Regiment of the 11th Guards Rifle Division in the area of ​​sheds, 3 km north of Vosta.

On August 27, the division was withdrawn from the frontline to the area of ​​7 km North-West. Kozelsk

On September 16, the division was withdrawn to the reserve and sent to rest and replenishment in the Tambov region of Morshansk, where it remained until November 14 .

November 19, she was transferred by rail to the station. Horseradish , from there made a 150 km march to the Upper Mamon region , taking up positions on the left bank of the Don against a stone quarry and the village of Derezovka.

December 13 - 15, 1180 joint venture with the support of the 917th artillery regiment (917 ap) led heavy battles to seize the bridgehead on the right bank of the river. Don in the area of ​​Derezovka.

On December 16 in the morning, after an hour and a half of artillery preparation , the division broke through the enemy’s defenses, took possession of the Derezovka and developed an offensive in the direction of Tala and further to Kantemirovka.

December 20, 1180 joint venture with one division 917 up in cooperation with parts of the 7th Panzer Corps , captured the city of Kantemirovka.

1943

Continuing the offensive, on January 22, the compound seized the settlements of Loznoye (Buryakov), Berezovka, and also approached the eastern outskirts of Lozno-Aleksandrovka, on January 23, having captured Doroshkov, Bolshoi and Maly Dolzhik, Sinelnikov, Alexandropol, Novo-Andreevka, continued the offensive towards the village of Solidarnoye .

Since February 2, the division took part in the Voroshilovgrad offensive operation , defeated a large enemy group in the Kupyansk region and liberated the city on February 3 . Destroying more than 600 soldiers and captured 450 enemy soldiers and officers . They captured 15 tanks, 28 guns, 43 mortars, 56 machine guns, 1800 rifles, 62 cars.

The division continued with heavy fighting the offensive in the direction of Zmiev, Merefa.

During a German counter-offensive near Kharkov, the division repelled the enemy’s counterattack, together with other units, occupying the line in the southern regions of the Kharkiv region on a wide 60-km front from Sakhnovschina to Kryshtopovka , 25 kilometers south of Lozova .

Since February 27, the division has covered the withdrawal of units of the 6th Army beyond Seversky Donets , taking up front positions to the south in the Ligovka zone, Krasnopavlovka, 15 kilometers east of Sakhnovschina, and 25 kilometers north of Lozova. On the night of February 28 , having completed the mission, secretly retreated and took up defense at the Staroverovka -Okhothe line, where it became part of the 3rd Panzer Army .

On March 5, the 1st SS Panzer Division "Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler" struck at the junction of the 350th and 48th Guards Rifle Divisions in the Staroverovka area, resulting in a breakthrough of defense.

From March 1 to March 20, the division waged heavy defensive battles in the area of ​​Art. Merefa, south of Kharkov. With heavy fighting, she left the encirclement and was concentrated in the area of ​​the cities of Starobelsk, Shulginsk, where she completed the manning and prepared for the upcoming battles to liberate the Donbass .

From April to July, the division was in reserve front.

From August 17 to September 7, the division conducted heavy offensive battles in the Golaya Dolina area of ​​the North Donets and on September 9 began the pursuit of enemy withdrawal forces in the direction of the cities of Pavlograd and Sinelnikovo .

In November, she was sent to the 1st Ukrainian Front , where she participated in the Zhytomyr-Berdychiv operation , during which she participated in the liberation of Zhytomyr on December 31 .

1944

Participating in the Proskurovsky-Chernivtsi operation , on March 19, the division freed Kremenets .

Since July 13, the division participated in the Lviv-Sandomierz operation , advancing on the right wing of the front, north of Lviv , through Rava-Russkaya . On July 18, the division in the area of ​​the city of Kristinopol forced the Western Bug , by 4.00 in the morning on July 23 - the San River in the area of Lezhaysk . During the offensive, the formation of Cieszanow was liberated. Forcing the river. On July 24, the San division took possession of Lezajsk, and by July 27 Sokolow , Pereba , Volsk .

On July 28, developing the swift offensive of the 1st Ukrainian Front, and rushed to the Vistula River.

On July 29, the division reached the Vistula River and already at 6.30 p.m. the advanced units of the division crossed the Vistula, capturing a small bridgehead, which later became the famous Sandomierz bridgehead . Thus, the division became the first division to take part in the capture, expansion and defense of the Sandomierz bridgehead.

By the end of July 30, acting in conjunction with the motorized rifle units of the tank corps and parts of the 162nd Infantry Division , the bridgehead was expanded to 20 kilometers wide and 8 kilometers deep.

On August 9, for the courage and heroism of the personnel of the compound, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. On August 18, the division distinguished itself during the liberation of Sandomierz .

On September 1, the units of the division, for the courage and heroism of the personnel, were awarded the honorary names: 1176 joint venture - “Wislensky”, 1180 joint venture - “Sandomirsky”, 917 ap - “Sandomirsky”, 1178 joint venture was awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2nd degree. The servicemen were awarded orders and medals, 18 people were awarded the title of Heroes of the Soviet Union. On January 12, the division conducted defensive battles.

1945

"Wisla-Oder Operation"

January 12 at 4 hours 50 minutes. The advanced battalions of the division entered the battle. At 10.00 the artillery bombardment of the 13th Army began , in which all the artillery of the division participated. The division was part of the 24th Rifle Corps (24 cc) and operated in the second echelon . Parts of the division on January 12 participated in the defeat of the enemy in the area north of Khmelnik .

On January 14, in the Khalupka region, and by the end of January 15, they fought in the Lukov region.

On January 16, the division was given the task of completing a combat march along the route: Lukova - Kzhentuv - Gražice - Gozhkovice - Gozhniduv - Kamensk - Leninsko - Zhlobnitsa - Kelchiglov - Lipnik - Rodoshevice - Verszow.

Between January 15 and 21, the division continued to operate in the second echelon, advancing behind the front lines of the army and concentrated by the end of January 21 in the region of Klasko - Olšovka - Veruszów.

In January 23 and 24, in collaboration with units 112 and 280 of the SD 27, she fought for Schreiberdorf , Badovitz , Gross Warterberg , Schlaupe , Schlaise .

By 15:00 on January 27, units of the division entered the area south-east of Bluchertal (North-East Breslau ).

1180 joint ventures, by order of the commander of the 13th Army, took up defense in the area of ​​Obernich.

On January 27, a 1176 joint venture with one division, 917 ap, crossed the Oder River in the Malch district and, during a five-day battle, repelled the enemy’s counterattacks and expanded the bridgehead by 5 km.

On February 3, this bridgehead was transferred to units of 280 units.

On the night of February 4, units of the division marched to the area of ​​the city of Luben , a bridgehead west of the city of Steinau .

On February 8, at 9.30, after an hour of artillery preparation, the division went on the offensive, defeated the enemy and took control of the city of Luben. Forcing the Beaver River, the division in 12 days marched with battles 100 km and occupied more than 30 large settlements. Having forced the Quays river to move by February 25, it reached the Albrechtdorf district, Ruppendorf , 8 km east of Muskau on the River Neisse.

On the night of February 27, the division took up defense along the northern bank of the Neisse River in the areas of Birkfer, Lichtenberg, Jamnitz, Pattag. At this line, the division fought defensive battles until April 11th.

On April 11, the division surrendered its defense to units of the 2nd Polish Army and by April 14 concentrated in the Merudorf and Mühlbach areas.

On April 16, after 40 minutes of artillery preparation, the assault battalions of 1176 and 1180 sp began crossing the Neisse river in less than an hour, under the enemy’s hurricane fire, the water line was crossed and the battalions attacked the front line of the enemy’s defense on the west bank of the Neisse river. By the end of the day, April 16, breaking through the main line of defense, the battalions approached the second line at the Deberi - Dubrutsk line , where they met stubborn resistance from the enemy, which turned into counterattacks with the support of tanks.

Having broken down the enemy’s defenses, by the morning of April 18, they reached the Spree River and began to force it on the move.

On April 23, the division, together with other parts of the army, defeated the Spremberg group of the enemy and captured Petershain , after which the division was reassigned to 10 Guards of Tanks of the 4th Tank Army .

On vehicles of the front, the division was transferred to the southern outskirts of Berlin in the area of ​​the Telt Canal , Potsdam . Heavy fighting for Berlin began.

Attempts to force the Teltov Canal and the Havel River from success were unsuccessful. Having prepared in the morning of April 25, the division forced the Telt Canal.

On April 26, she fought for Zelendorf , Damm , Haerstrake, and by the end of the day, together with other units, reached the southern bank of the river. Spree, where they met with the troops of the 1st Belorussian Front . Berlin was surrounded!

On April 27, units of the division tried to force the river. Havel and take possession of the island of Wannsee. The first attempt was not successful.

On April 28, parts of the division, together with parts of 10 mk, captured bridgeheads and one bridge to the Wannsee island. Heavy fighting on the island lasted until May 2 and ended in the complete defeat of the 20 thousandth army of the enemy. So ended the battles of personnel 350 sd for Berlin.

On May 3, speaking from the Wannsee region by the end of May 5, she concentrated in the Clitschen area.

On May 6, in the morning, the division launched an offensive on Debeln, Nosen, and Oderan.

Having crushed and eliminated the enemy, the units of the division overcame the Ore Mountains on May 7 entered the territory of Czechoslovakia .

On May 10, 1945, they occupied the defense at the Mshets – Nove Starašice – Pecinov line 30 km west of Prague .

After the liberation of the city of Prague: The fighting continued until May 15, with small groups of Wehrmacht and ROA making their way towards the west, in attempts to surrender to the allies of the USSR. The enemy in groups did not exceed 7 - 12 people.

The full actual name at the end of the war is the 350th Rifle Zhytomyr-Sandomierz Red Banner Order of Bogdan Khmelnytsky Division .

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• 776th Division Vet. infirmary
• 641st anti-aircraft art. company
• 1176th Infantry Regiment
• 1178th Infantry Regiment
• 1180th Infantry Regiment
• 917th artillery regiment
• 268th separate anti-tank fighter division
• 416th Separate Reconnaissance Company
• 474th Separate Engineer Battalion
• 805th Separate Communications Battalion
• 439th Health Battalion
• 432th Separate Chemical Defense Company
• 469th Motor Company
• 305th separate anti-aircraft artillery battery
• 208th field bakery
• 716th Division Veterinary Hospital
• 285th Field Post Station
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• separate penal company of the 12th army (during the submission of the army)
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• separate training battalion
• 208 PAH

•   Авдеенко, Пётр Петрович (01.09.1941 — 20.03.1942), полковник ;
• Глухов, Михаил Иванович (21.03.1942 — 02.04.1942), генерал-майор ;
• Гриценко, Александр Павлович (03.04.1942 — 06.03.1943), полковник, с 14.10.1942 генерал-майор;
• Зверев, Григорий Александрович (07.03.1943 — 12.04.1943), полковник, ; (22.03.1943 года попал в плен, причём вторично, в плену сотрудничал с врагом, являлся активным членом РОА , командир 2-й дивизии РОА , полковник, повешен 26.08.1946 года)
• Гриценко, Александр Павлович (13.04.1943 — 19.08.1943), генерал-майор;
• Корусевич, Алексей Николаевич (20.08.1943 — 03.09.1943), полковник;
• Вехин, Григорий Иванович (04.09.1943 — май 1946), генерал-майор ^[2] .

• Кульчицкий, Михаил Валентинович — командир миномётного взвода 1178-го стрелкового полка, советский поэт , убит в бою 19 января 1943 года

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